101.5 KNUE Country Radio » history http://knue.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:27:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 This Day in History for December 30 – Marcos Becomes Philippine President and More http://knue.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-30-marcos-becomes-philippine-president-and-more/ http://knue.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-30-marcos-becomes-philippine-president-and-more/#comments Fri, 30 Dec 2011 22:00:15 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=68170 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1922 – The USSR is formed, comprising a confederation of Russia, Belorussia, Ukraine, and the Transcaucasian Federation (More info)

1936 – The United Auto Workers union stages its first sit-down strike (More info)

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]]> http://knue.com/historical-landmarks-in-east-texas-our-top-6/feed/ 0 Little Known Facts About Longview http://knue.com/little-known-facts-about-longview/ http://knue.com/little-known-facts-about-longview/#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2011 17:26:51 +0000 CJ http://knue.com/?p=17635 Everyone knows some of the history in the town they live in. Some may find out through school, some through the old-timers that live in the neighborhood. These are some moments in the history of Longview that we have discovered

]]> http://knue.com/little-known-facts-about-longview/feed/ 0 Little-known Facts About Tyler http://knue.com/little-know-facts-about-tyler/ http://knue.com/little-know-facts-about-tyler/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:15:37 +0000 CJ http://knue.com/?p=17711 Everyone knows that Tyler is the rose capital, and that Earl Campbell played football at John Tyler. But lets see if you know any of these historical facts about our wonderful city.

]]> http://knue.com/little-know-facts-about-tyler/feed/ 0 This Day in History for June 13 – Thurgood Marshall Nominated and More http://knue.com/this-day-in-history-for-june-13-thurgood-marshall-nominated-and-more/ http://knue.com/this-day-in-history-for-june-13-thurgood-marshall-nominated-and-more/#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2011 11:15:44 +0000 KNUE http://knue.com/?p=12834 Here's a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1966 – The US Supreme Court rules on Miranda v. Arizona, stating police must inform suspects of their rights before questioning them (More info)

1967 – US President Lyndon B. Johnson nominates Solicitor-General Thurgood Marshall to become the first black justice on the US Supreme Court (More info)

]]> http://knue.com/this-day-in-history-for-june-13-thurgood-marshall-nominated-and-more/feed/ 0 This Day in History for June 9 – Thousands Mourn Reagan and More http://knue.com/this-day-in-history-for-june-9-thousands-mourn-reagan-and-more/ http://knue.com/this-day-in-history-for-june-9-thousands-mourn-reagan-and-more/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 13:00:14 +0000 KNUE http://knue.com/?p=12590 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1898 - China agrees to lease Hong Kong to Britain for 99 years (More info)

1934 - Donald Duck makes his screen debut in 'The Wise Little Hen' (More info)

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